Global Patent Index - EP 3052039 B1

EP 3052039 B1 20181121 - BIPOLAR COAGULATION PROBE AND SNARE

Title (en)

BIPOLAR COAGULATION PROBE AND SNARE

Title (de)

BIPOLARE KOAGULATIONSSONDE UND SCHLINGE

Title (fr)

SONDE ET ANSE DE COAGULATION BIPOLAIRE

Publication

EP 3052039 B1 20181121 (EN)

Application

EP 14776803 A 20140916

Priority

  • US 201314042992 A 20131001
  • US 2014055832 W 20140916

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2015094719A1] An electrosurgical device that can be used to remove pedunculated tissue structures such as polyps and certain uterine fibroids includes bipolar surface electrodes and a bipolar snare. The device includes a probe having a proximal end and a distal end, bipolar surface electrodes adjacent to the distal end of the probe, and a bipolar snare extending distally from the distal end of the probe and including first and second snare electrodes. The bipolar surface electrodes are separated from each other by a gap and extend over a portion of the distal end of the probe. Providing both a bipolar snare and bipolar surface electrodes advantageously reduces thermal spread from occurring (compared to the use of a monopolar snare) when using the snare to excise the tissue. The bipolar surface electrodes can be used to coagulate the point of excision.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/221 (2013.01 - US); A61B 18/14 (2013.01 - US); A61B 18/1485 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00559 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00916 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00958 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/141 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2015094719 A1 20150402; US 9439716 B2 20160913; CN 105636535 A 20160601; CN 105636535 B 20180413; CN 108451635 A 20180828; CN 108451635 B 20210305; EP 3052039 A1 20160810; EP 3052039 B1 20181121; JP 2016536036 A 20161124; JP 6178005 B2 20170809; WO 2015050695 A1 20150409

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201314042992 A 20131001; CN 201480054119 A 20140916; CN 201810282039 A 20140916; EP 14776803 A 20140916; JP 2016518701 A 20140916; US 2014055832 W 20140916